Denver

A little over a year ago, Mayor Michael Hancock announced the closure of liquor stores and recreational marijuana dispensaries due to COVID-19 restrictions, only to walk that back two hours later once he saw his residents descend into a prohibition panic. KUNC's Alana Schreiber revisits the shortest prohibition in Denver history that sent the city into a frenzy.

In the heart of Denver’s RiNo arts district, Charlie Billingsley has started a new pop-up museum dedicated to an experience rarely highlighted: the Museum for Black Girls.

Denver-based artist Narkita Gold is sharing stories of the city's Black residents one interview and portrait at a time. Her works include themes of love, authenticity, unity and liberation.

Many restaurants on the Front Range are struggling to extend the outdoor dining season through the winter, as COVID-19 restrictions have shut down indoor dining completely in 33 counties.

There are lots of opinions about outdoor holiday lights: when they should go up, how big displays should be and especially when they should come down. But KUNC reporter Stacy Nick spoke with History Colorado exhibit developer and public historian Julie Peterson to find out where the tradition may have gotten its start.

Denver voters passed a series of local measures on election night, most notably affecting climate change and homelessness in the city.

Denver will enforce tighter restrictions for restaurants, retail and offices, reducing maximum capacity from 50% to 25% amid rising coronavirus cases in the state.

By the time the Supreme Court allowed the Census Bureau to stop counting on Oct. 15, 99.9% of the Southern Colorado Area Census Office's caseload was reportedly completed. Just a few weeks earlier, one census door knocker who spoke with KUNC was concerned about how well his fellow Southern Coloradans would be counted.

Police released a surveillance photo Tuesday of three people believed to have started a house fire in suburban Denver that killed five recent immigrants from the West African nation of Senegal.

The Denver-metro transit system voted against a resolution to replace security with social workers on Tuesday.